Koupon Karen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Think of your plate as a palette for variety and color—including a rainbow of fruits and vegetables to ensure you’re getting a wide range of nutrients. Despite its importance, many of us don’t drink enough water throughout the day. Prioritize Balanced Nutrition The core of a healthy lifestyle is balanced nutrition.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Learning how to make your own clothes is a pastime that will not only save you some money, it is skill that can evolve into a hobby that you love. A handy reference should have many clear pictures and easy-to-follow instructions in order to be of use to you. Use Recycled Fabrics. Here are some helpful tips to get you going.

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Clothes Clothing Making Sewing 216

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

We used gift cards on 3 nights, ate leftovers on 1 night, and grilled burgers on the last night. One of the gift cards was given to us TWO years ago for Christmas. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. These wristlets were never used. The post Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. Browse the entire list and let us know in the comments which ideas you’re going to give and what free gift ideas you have. Pet Sitting.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2011

Millionaires like to use their time efficiently. To Practice Re-use. Garage sales afford an optimal way to get access products to be re-used. To Supply a Business or Hobby. Some millionaires buy and re-sell goods. To Get Exercise. To Be Entertained Cheaply. Millionaires like to save money.

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Garage Sale Garage Real Estate Sale 193

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

I use this spreadsheet. Whether you are scrambling to find money for gifts OR you could just use some extra cash this season, my hope is that this list of ideas (many we’ve done ourselves) helps you find some cash for Christmas. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. 10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas. Consider tutoring.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

Pre-coronavirus, we didn’t think twice about shaking a stranger’s hand, using the ATM keypad, or going to the grocery store without donning a hazmat suit. This includes Christmas savings, extra mortgage payment, clothing, hobbies, anything frivolous, and sadly, contributions to charities and our retirement will also be paused.

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Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

If you’re trying to find the small business idea that’s right for you, ask yourself the following questions: Where is there a need in the market, and how can your skills satisfy that need? Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order.

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Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 3, 2014

There’s outside pressure during Christmas to spend lavishly only to have the recipient not really like the gift or even use it. What are your hobbies and/or skills? Are you a knitter, crafter or do you know how to use a sewing machine? If you’re crafty or artistic, this is your chance to shine. Pet Sitting .

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Christmas Gifts Grandmother Wedding 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

First I looked online to see what the average cost of re-upholstery services were. Then I visited the local fabric store and a hobby store to see what upholstery fabric selections there were and how much it ran. After poking around on You Tube, looking at how-to videos on re-upholstery, I decided that, hey, I could do this.

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Sewing Machines Furniture Re-use Arm and Hammer 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If you’re married, you must do this with your spouse. We used Dave Ramsey’s principles from his books, The Total Money Makeover and Financial Peace as a guide to create a step by step plan on how we will achieve our financial goals. Long distance running is now a hobby and my training is a habit.

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Financial Goals Goals Finance Organic 113

Saving With Shellie

MAY 5, 2016

value) from Walgreens when you use promo code FREEGIFTPIC at checkout. Choose your favorite picture of the kiddos or the family, order your FREE 8×10 and then head to Hobby Lobby to pick up a nice frame (they’re 50% off every day). Through May 7th, you can get a FREE 8×10 Photo Print (a $3.99

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Are you a ‘buy it new’ snob – one of those people who shudder at the thought of using someone else’s cast off stuff? I swore I’d never buy used junk again… but now I’ve changed my mind. Home owners get bored and re-decorate or re-vamp their homes. I was for awhile.

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

What are your hobbies? We live in metro Phoenix, in a 70s tract house that we’ve been gradually re-doing. That’s one of my hobbies.) No, although we inadvertently used the debt snowball method without having heard of it. ” You can do a lot of things if they’re super important to you.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Saving With Shellie

MAY 31, 2016

value) from Walgreens when you use promo code FREEPIC4U at checkout. Choose your favorite picture of the kiddos or the family, order your FREE 8×10 and then head to Hobby Lobby to pick up a nice frame (they’re 50% off every day). Through May 7th, you can get a FREE 8×10 Photo Print (a $3.99

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Couponing 101

MARCH 11, 2019

Believe it or not, some people just enjoy easy couponing and take it up as a leisurely hobby that happens to save them money! Whether you’re waiting for the laundry, sitting outside your kid’s karate lesson, or killing time at the car wash, you can bring along your weekly ad and clip coupons just about anywhere. Go Digital.

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T-Mobile Paperless Clipping Coupons Watches 89

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2012

Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used. In the past few years, another trend, root cellaring, has re-surfaced. A traditional root cellar is an underground pit or room, typically covered or surrounded by earth used to store food. Benefits of using root cellars. What is a root cellar?

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Advantage Home and Garden Canning Gardening 210

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 18, 2013

One thing I’m adamant about, however, is that my son not spend the whole trip buried in a Nintendo DS , or using some other electronic gadget. I want him to be stimulated by the world around us. Family road trips are all about the games — or at least they used to be. My parents used to play this with us.

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Couponing 101

JUNE 8, 2019

Teach Yourself a Trade or Hobby. Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity where you use GPS and other navigational tools to hide and see containers/items called “geocaches” at specific locations marked by coordinates on your app. The post Fun Things To Do When You’re Broke appeared first on Couponing 101.

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Library Craft Workshop Activism Frugal Entertaining 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 11, 2014

Resentments can build up if one person is always spending more on things that they want to spend on than the other person, or if somebody’s hobby takes up a large portion of the discretionary spending budget. however, we are seriously considering using the allowance model to manage the discretionary budget in our marriage.

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Finance Budgeting Budget Money 174

Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Make several batches and use them for teacher gifts, Secret Santa surprises, hostess gifts- don’t forget your mail carrier, dog groomer, and hair dresser this Christmas! Be a little selfish and make one for yourself too while you’re at it. To use: Scoop ½ cup of Peppermint Bath salts into hot bathtub. cup sea salt.

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Ikea At Home Hobby Frugal Lives 84

Couponing 101

AUGUST 12, 2019

Crafting can be a pricey hobby. If you’re passionate about coupons, Michael’s can give you your fix. You can only use one like coupon per day, but as long as each coupon is different, you should be fine! To enjoy it without going over budget, you might also need to get crafty with your shopping strategy.

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Crafts Craft Michael's Shopping 56

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

When we’re crazy busy and the family is demanding that they be fed, I always have the ingredients for spaghetti on hand. Now go through the list and really ask yourself if you use or need all of it. If you’re not using it, cancel it today and redirect that monthly money into your emergency savings.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

I’ve used these finds to help furnish and decorate a vacation rental and to fill in pieces we lacked at home. Some folks view re-decorating as a hobby. The post Should You Spend Your Money on Home Re-Decorating? All from homeowners replacing nearly new home decor. ” What’s your take?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Garden Stepping Stone Craft Kits Hobby Lobby had several versions of kits to create a stepping stone. Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement.

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Giving Used Crafts Craft 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

As a hobby. I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. Today it is much less expensive to buy your clothes, even if you buy brand new and certainly if you shop some of the chic re-sale shops or even the thrift stores. Perhaps something that gave you a marketable skill instead of a hobby skill? Why learn to sew?

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. My hobbies range from reading to painting, pen-and-ink drawing, cooking/baking, and writing. Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1. We rent now and are much happier.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Re-establish your self-esteem. She lives her life, just like the rest of us, maybe better. Please use the comments to list other resources you know about to help others put themselves in the path of happiness. Please remember, these are only my ideas, I am not a professional health or care giver. Forgive yourself.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale At&T Giving 183

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? We’re typical Canadians that spend most of our free time in the fall and winter months inside arenas. We used (and currently still follow) Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps. We have also stuck to the cash envelope method to help us control our variable spending.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 23, 2015

My husband and I even use the drive time to our destination as time to talk through any goals, issues or other plans. Teach or Tutor your Skills & Hobbies. Pet Sitting, Dog Walking and/or “Pick Up” If you’re a pet lover, offer pet sitting for owners while they are on vacation or at work.

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Vacation Finds Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

We use an online account like, Capital One 360 (my referral link). But when you’re trying to save money, cut out this costly expense. When we’re crazy busy and the family is demanding that they be fed, I always have the ingredients for spaghetti on hand. 18 – Use Cash Back Grocery apps.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

They’re still working on developing their goals for 2017. She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator. Determine what exactly you are trying to achieve when you’re crafting your goals. You’re hustling and working towards a goal. And make it automatic.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 23, 2023

Who uses so much stuff that they have to do restocks like this all the time? Who actually uses so many repeats of items, especially things like deodorant? I do think this makes sense on occasion When you have a huge container of something, it’s handier to pour it into a smaller container for regular use.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? It’s been busy with the babies and so much work/income that hobbies lately have been sleeping (if we can) and traveling. Then we re-took the class and never looked back. Where are you from? 200k in 5 years.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

I’m not sure I have the greatest answer to that, but here are some things we tried that did NOT work out for us – at all. This was hubby’s hobby, but I thought maybe we could sell the birds (quail is good eating!). It kept me busy and out of trouble, used up a lot of stamp money, but never yielded a dime.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? Hi, We’re the Gann Fam! We had become so accustomed to living off both incomes that we really had to re-adjust a few lifestyle choices so we could live off just my husbands income. It helped us see debt go down and excited us to see progress!

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

I’ve used it for 15 years. Use An Intermediary. I usually don’t get that exact toy – but I use it as a guide to others the kids might like. If you use social media, update your page or site with personal preferences, interests and etc. What hobbies do you pursue? OR “This pole saw has been great!

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Gifts Holiday Giving Friends And Family Sale 189